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Fieldfare in snow

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 22, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Fieldfare in snow
Hi Guys,

Been a while since i last posted but have been very busy with work and health issues..As i have not been out much here's one from some time ago when we had loads of snow and ice around and the Fieldfares where reasonably approachable.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm (incl. crop factor)
On beanbag from car window
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja
/Home-coocked- Sharpening mix
Bibble Pro/Adobe Photoshop CS4

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Posted by Jeff Harrison on March 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Nice work Jeroen :toast:
Posted by Calum Dickson on March 22, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Lovely subtle colours to this Jeroen and a great low pov. Could it take a tad more shrpening?Looking on my work monitor which is poor to say the least so might just be that.

:toast:
Calum
Posted by John Robinson on March 22, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Nice approach. Great birds they are too.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 22, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Nice one Jeroen.

Andy...
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 22, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Really like the soft gentle BG colours here Jeroen, juxtupose to the rich dark colours of this bird, works well.

Steve :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Rosser on March 22, 2010 at 1:44 PM
Great capture!
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 22, 2010 at 2:23 PM
Hi Jeroen,

nice low POV and muted colours in both foreground and background make the bird really stand out :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on March 22, 2010 at 4:10 PM
Now that really is a low pov! A lovely image.

David
Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 22, 2010 at 5:14 PM
Very nice Jeroen. Lovely detail in the Fieldfare. :smile:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 23, 2010 at 6:19 AM
Lovely image, with a nice low point of view. The snow is a nice bonus. :smile:
Posted by John Chapman on March 23, 2010 at 6:44 AM
Hi Jeroen, nice capture and I like the setting. :toast:
Posted by Tom_W on March 23, 2010 at 6:03 PM
I must have missed this, a beautiful image greatly enhanced by the snow lighting the underside of the bird.. lovely..

T